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with horses dragging sulkies over the
course in preparation for the innumer-
able races that have followed and will
continue to follow until the snow of
the coming winter shall say checkmate
to the sport of the turf until another
season. The summer Of 1887 has not
been one memorable for phenomenal
speeding, but racing has been con-
Quoted with the same indefatigable
spirit of years past, and the contests
have been in the main interesting and
satisfactory. In fact, on the promi-
nent tracks of the country there has
been rather more good sport in closely
contested races involving surprise for
"sure" winners than usual. And though
there have been few of the great
wonders in active work upon the
track, which accounts of course
for the lack of phenomenal rec
ords, there has been greater number
than before of good horses. This may
be seen clearly by comparing the average
time made by all the contestants at the
meetings on the grand circuit this year
with the average time of former seasons.
1t would take too much space to go
through the records of all the meetings
to demonstrate this gratifying fact, but
glance may be given to one representa-
tive meeting. Let us take Rochester,
where turfmen like to assemble, and
where the meeting this year was not
marred by bad weather or other things
to make it unfair to Judge from it for
the character of all the meetings. In
1878 Goldsmith Maid was among the
racers at the Rochester meeting, as were
Rarus and Lucille Golddust also. The
average rate of speed attained in the
twenty-nine heats trotted then was
2:22t. The average time this season was
2:209 This is from an aggregate Of
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THE SUICIDE TRICK IN PARIS.

How Two Clever Rsscals Raised Funds
with which to Enjoy Themselves.
An exciting scene (the Paris correspondent
of the London Daily Telegraph says) was wit
messed by the people who were walking along
the quays in the heneighborhood Of the Pont de
pAlma on Monday afternoon. Just as the
crowd was at its thickest q poor man sud-
denly jumped on the parapet Of the bridge
and threw himself over into the Seine. As
he was struggling in the water another man
jumped into the river after him and sue
ceeded in bringing him safe to shore. The
spectators of this thrilling incident clustered
round the poor fellow and his gallant pre-
server and asked him why he had taken so
rash step. Want, he replied, had driven
him to suicide. Moved to tears by the af-
fecting narrative, the man to whom this
victim Of circumstances over which he
had no control owed his life put his hand
into his pocket and producing all
the cash which he had about him pre-
sented it to the sufferer. Inspired by this
bright example the crowd, which had now
mustered in force, pressed silver and copper
coins on the poverty stricken individual who
had sought watery grave: Soon very fair
sum Of money was In his possession, and
Win many pIOtSBLatlOuS Vi kEhutuu0 anu
TO take the ''ups and downs of life more
philosophically, he slowly quilted the spot
In company with the man who had 30 vail
antly rescued him. Now it 20 happened
that police inspector had found his way
among the throng, and having less conf
dence in human nature than the worthy
holiday-makers who had been pouring
francs and half-francs into the pockets of the
would-be suicide, he bethought himself Of
keeping an eye on the couple. The pair
walked on until they reached public house
outside the beaten track, and into this place
Of refreshment the inspector followed them.
Oddly enough their arrival appeared to be ex.
pected with some impatience, for quite an
assemblage Of their friends greeted
ordered By the poor man who had
iust been fished out Of the Seine, and as they
were being discussed he gave the company q
graphic account of his adventure; but the
story was q very different one from that
which the horror-stricken spectators of the
thrilling incident would have related. In
stead of eliciting ordinations of sympathy
and congratulations, It was received with
peals of laughter, In which, strange to say,
the rescued man and his gallant preserver
Joined heartily. The whole thing had been
got up between them. One man threw him
self into the river to attract the attention Of
the crowd the other followed, and the tale
Of the suicide was trumped up. The accom-
had pulled out In order that the bystaliders
might be induced to contribute freely. The
'sliftle game" however, was entirely spoiled
by the police inspector marching the two
rogues OF to the nearest station. There are
manY such imDOetOrD In Paris.
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me to announce, dead, and will no more
charm the readers of the papers with his
beautiful poetizin'. If may be pardoned
for driftin' into inspired rhyme myself
I feel inclined to say
He's gone to that bourne, has Mr.. Burns,
From witch no poet ever returns;
His songs up in Heaven he now doth sing,
An writes with quill from a angels wing.
1--WE will now turn our attention for
moment, or moment an half, to
America, an touch lightly upon the work
of the Sweet Singer of Michigan. She is
the most wonderful poetess which
ever grasped Pegasus by the fowin'
name an sprung inter the saddle
without touchin' foot to the stirrup.
She is holy terror, brought up in the
Michigan woods, an can make hippopota-
mus rhyme with phlebotomy an never
bat an eye or twitch muscle O. the face.
Her rhymes are homelike, the majority
of them never gettin' away from
home. She writes persistently. She's
got poetry as Jim Devine up the creek
has got the shakes-all over from head
to foot, an in its mos malignifed form.
Hear her in one of her latest fireside
melodies:
"'Jemima swallered the speckled tortoise,
Bekase she couldn't resist it,
An they dosed her on double-geared aqua
fortis
To enable her to digest it.
The doctor expended his talent Free
An charged most outrageous tariffs,
But, surrounded by friends of the family, she
Set out for to jine the seraphs.
| As love of her pets was always strong with
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the occasion by Mr.. Emory Bland, Of
Deakin's ranch"
The song was rendered in beautiful
manner. the words being as follows {:
The West, o, the West, Q, the beautiful West,
What halo thy fair name enshrouds!
How each mountain peak scars till its snow
covered crest
Ii in the damp distant clouds
How thy boundless plains spread till they
seem to be stitched
To the horizons edge far away;
Their green, grassy bosom profusely en-
riched,
With flowers in their brightest arrayi
CHORUS.
Then sing Of the West, of the beautiful West,
Where the deer and the antelope play;
And the wild turkey.cock, with its cardinal
crest
Gobbles gayly the whole livelong day.
We know not the dude with his dagger-toed
shoes,
And grin like monkey at play;
We know not the maid with hustle profuse,
And dresses cut de-col-i-tay;
We know not the dam-sell SO plump and SO
fair,
Whose complexion doth rival the rose,
Who at night retires mostly to rest on chair,
While fragment in bed doth repose.
CHORUS.
Then sing ofthe West, of the beautiful West,
Where fraud and deceit are unknown;
Where the girls can all stand the most scru-
tinous test,
And prove that the charms are their own.
Then tune up the Tyre (which we spell with
a"y,"
For the other ones always in tune),
And sing of the West till the notes soar ON
high,
And lodge on the silvery moon.
Sing alto and tenor, soprano and bass,
} Till the music careens through the air
Like cyclone of melody running race,
Or tempest of song on tear.
CHORUS.
Then sing Of the West, the beautiful West
Till the thorax with friction grows hot,
And the laboring lungs seem about~to con
gest,
And the dancing tongue tires of the trot
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Cabin with Uncle Tom left out, and
music without literature would be like
Uncle Tom with no play cabin to shelter
his aged head. We have the Uncle Tom
Of music safely housed in the cabin OF
literature, whose dooryard is all speckled
with the brightest flowers of poesy.
[Applause.] Inow take sincere pleasure
in introducing to you Mr.. Hank Harris,
of Lost Greek, justice Of the peace, post
master and agent for the Warbler sewing
machine, who has prepared an essay for
your entertainment.
Mr.. Harris received . full ration Of
applause, and bowing with dignity. in
keeping with his elevated station in life
began:
Ever since the first book was writ an
placed on sale, the world has been the
abidin' place of authors. Here they have
lived an thrived an writ books and
novels, an multiplied an replenished on
the face O. the earth, until now town
without an author is regarded as Sodom
an Gomorrer, upon which it is almost
certain death to rest the eyes.
Each country has its own peculiar
brand of authors, some good, some only
$3.50, an some not wuth whoop in
Helena, Montana. will fust direct your
undivided attention to Bobby Burns, the
immor-r-r-rtal bard of bonnie Scotland.
[Applause from Scotch miner in the
back part Of the hall.] Bobby's poems
were written to touch the hearts of the
people, arter fust touchin' the pocket
books of his publishers [Laughter.] His
songs were sort o poetic hash of COM
bined humor an pathos. What could be
more pathetically pathetic or more hu-
morously humorous than the wall of the
aged parent in one of his songs:
"'My ilka thought is ane of woe,
As slow move alang,
Ofhappiness there's name for
Joe,
Since Teddy Joined the
,LSA gang
.N TN "Mr. Burns is, it pains
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COWBOY POETRY.
THE LATEST PUBLIC RECEPTION
OF THE LITERARY CLUB.

Eloqusns and TouchinG Opening Speech
Of the President Bland's Poem ON the
Beautiful West Music without Litera-
ture-Ths Collection Paid in Chips.
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the wsscEs q n.sons a Mo- o. z Is: cOsupson: % q q
languago ssy o. shoy what they win. Thsss
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,s took her spsckled tortoise along with her

She took her speckled tortoise along with her.
"'Athwart the apex Of her tomb,
Weplanted the ross. the pink and the daisy,
An while weepin' there In the gloom,
We shed our grief In way not lasy,
Fur Jemima was always fhrvorite,
With every pszson that intimate knowed
her,
An abe always seemed - beam Of light,
Afore the aquafortis corrode her,
An now she's In Hesvsn-how can wedoubt
~
A tsllin' The angels al about IT,"
M. HarTis remained with the authors
for sons forty-6vs minutes, and even
then expreessd spsat Eeluctance q being
olaiee1 - ooaeln1A HI eseay va liat-
80 - ~ pAlhel nllsatloas ~ ~
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NEURASTHENIA.
CHARACTERrsTrC DrsEAsEOF MOD
ERN CIVILIZATION.

A Defective Nervous Organi.ation ~
fundamental Cause Of This Troubls-
Some Of the Symptoms Of This Daos
tinctively American "Nervs Dyspersie.~
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This typically Western song brought
down the house and some Of the chink-
ing from between the logs OF tho hall.
When the tumult had subsidsd. the presi-
dsnt said
"Nusie and lltesaturs travel lsnd h
hand = fratsrnal eoanuhiallty, ~ 70;
vhsse aze they nesp 1looeay ppiie1 =
~ Gp)dea eAain - e1sc1tea - =
Ls 50 = =. 80
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Hsqt Hazts make. hi homs in London =
lnops snthq!s ~! 2 enoy.yhlHs "A ~
s; ! ! q: !;
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FAMOUS TROTTERS.
THE GREAT RECORDS OF THE
SUMMER SEASON.

successful Meetings and Fair Records
Made on the Grand Circuit-A Much
Mooted Innovation by the Detroit As
sociation--Some Important Races.
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An the peaches-land O Goshen i-were de-
voured afore they're ripe;
An it never seemed to phase 'em with collie
or gripe;
An the Vegetables they swallyed wuz enough
to kill hoss,
o they wus the highest porky thet ever
KUN across,
An compared with all the eatin' an the
other things they took,
O. there wuzn't much proportion with their
slender pocketbookl
They hev asked me KUN an visit-yes;
know how thet will be;
But they don't work any chestnuts like thet
moldy one OF me.
Fur know Just what will happen ef I pack
my grip an come;
Fur the nigger'll up an tell me thet the boss
es not to hum.
You kin bet your bottom dollar thet I'm glad
September's here,
An there'll be no summer boarders on these
premises next year.
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of the Southwest
border. Our exer-
cises will b e gin
with an original
song and chorus by
the club quartet, a
song comnosed for
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The treasurer was instructed to get the
chips cashed at the various games from
which they were issued, and after sing
ing closing ode the club adjourned.
CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD.
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Copyrighted, 1B7.l

NCE the last snow
drift melted and
disappeared in the
soil or trickled d
down the hillsides
to swell the river,
the thousand and
one race-tracks all
over the country
have been alive
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A sEAsoNABLE WALL.

E w HILAKINsi
Marier. amt I clad
/. Septembsr's come.
An them hungry
summer boarders
hev' skedaddled Of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
BY Which One Person Was Killed
and Over 100 Injured.

and Over 100 In, ured.
SHEATOR, ILL.,, July 21.-At 2:30 this
morning the entire city was aroused by
most terrific explosion, which was i'm
mediately followed by the ringing of the
fire bells. In a few minutes it was
learned that the powder house of the
Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilli0n Coal
company had been struck by lightning
and between 5000 and 10000 pounds of
powder had exploded. On arriving at
the scene a terrible sight presented it
self. Every dwelling on the south and
west side of the powder house had been
completely shattered, and in most cases
entirely demolished. Not a vestige of
the powder house remains, while where
it stood is an excavation about sixty
feet long, forty wide and twenty deep.
Rescuing parties were formed and the
search for the dead and injured began.
Strange as it may seem, only one fatal
ity has been reported, but large num-
Der are seriously injured. Among the
wounded are:
MARY LOVE, right hip broken.
JAMES BLACKMORE, hurt in the back.
MRS. BLACKMORE, several ribs broken.
broken.
MRS. THOMAS BRIDwELL:was badly cut
by flying glass.
MRS. HATTIE REASCHEN, an aged
widow, struck over the eye with brick and
badly injured.
A tramp who was sleeping in car
near the powder house was probably
fatally injured. The number of minor
casualties will reach nearly 100. There
were forty-ive dwellings almost totally
demolished and there is not plate
glass window left in the business por-
ton of the city. 1t is impossible at this
time to estimate the loss, but it will
probably reach $4,000 or 100000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22
An Important Land Case.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-The commis-
sioner of the general land office has
completed the adjustment of the grant
to the state of Kansas for the Missouri,
Kansas d Texas Railway company,
under the act of congress of March 3,
1868, and July %, 1866. The commits
sioner finds that the company is not en-
titled to indemnity for losses within its
granted limits by reason of plior grants
and reservations to the United States
by competent authority for the purpose
of aiding in any object of internal i'm
provement or other purpose whatever.
On this basis the commissioner finds
that an excess of 293, ,431 acres over the
amount legally due has been certified
and patented for the benefit of the road.
The company claims indemnity for all
losses within its granted limits, no mat
ter how occaSioned, and should this
claim be allowed the company would
still be entitled to 504,042 acres. The
commissioner recommends that suit be
instituted by the government to recover
the excess, as found by him. Should
this decision be sustained it will con-
troll in the adjustment of all grants of
like character.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22
The Artistic TaiIors.

CHICAGO, July 2l.-The convention
of the National Cutters association did
not hold a formal meeting to-day. The
members stood about a long table on
which was displayed great quantity of
garments illustrating nice points in the
clothing cutters art. Then there were
patterns and draughts of suits for pecu-
iiarly made people. F. POdrasnik, of
Chicago. exhibited a draught for a tat
mans suit which was pronounced a
pretty bit of work. G. II. HantOwn, of
Jacksonville, H., explained study in
sleeves, and +. A. HOrnung, of Mil
waullee, presented Prince Albert coat
which his cOmpatriOtS said was well
built and possessed some admirable
lines. This afternoon Edward W. Ely
talked upon topics pertaining to the
ssFthics of the Trade"
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A Big Blaze at Buffalo.

BUFFALO, n. Y, July 21.-An extern
siye and destructive fire broke out this
afternoon, resulting in the destruction
of Zeigler's brewery, corner of Main
and Virginia streets. The fire spread to
the extensive car barns of the Buffalo
Street Railway company. on the Oppo-
site side of Virginia street, and these
were soon destroyed. No one seemed
to know anything as to the origin of the
disaster. The fire was first seen burst
ing through the roof of the brewery ice
house, Oh Washington street. Zeigler's
brewery plant, which is the largest of
the kind in the city, was recently pur-
chased of Albert Zeigler by the Zeigler
Brewing company, of which j. Adam
Lautz is president. The price paid was
$3.50, ,OOO 1t is thought the property is
fully insured. The fierce flames leaped
across Virginia street and attacked the
roof and upper stories of the car barn
building. Streams were brought to bear
omit without effect, and by o'clock the
flames burst furiously through the GU
pola of the structure. All the horses
and considerable property in the build
ing were saved. There is $4,000 insur-
ance on the brewery building, which
will cover the loss. On the car barns the
loss is estimated at $4,000.
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THE NOTORIOUS JOE FAINT.
He is Held to Answer at Winnipeg
on Criminal Charges.


Special TO the Globe.
WINNIPEG, July 21.-The notorious
Joe FAINT was brought back to the city
from Pembina, where he had been eX-
tradited by Chief of Police Tupper, this
evening. A great crowd of people was
at the station to see him. A formal pre-
liminary trial was held, and he was re-
manded till next Wednesday. FAINT was
arrested some time ago by Chief McRae
and made a bolt for liberty, shooting
McRae, who was pursuing him. While
on the way up from Emerson FAINT
asked Chief Upper to request the news
papers to say that if Chief McRae had
had a warrant for his arrest he never
would have tried to escape, but would
have submitted to arrest as willingly as
he had done to Chief Upper. He de-
sired to state through the papers that
injustice had been done him i'll the ac-
counts of the shooting and stealing
affairs in which he was alleged to have
been implicated. He emphatically de-
MED that he shot McRae, and repeated
mis- former statement that he did not
have a revolver. He also desired to
state that he was perfectly innocent Of
the charge of cattle stealing, and says
that he can clear himself on that
count. He will ask to be
tried first for stealing cattle,
so that he may establish his innocence.
On Wednesday morning, after being
handed over to Chief Tupper by the jail
authorities at Pembina, Fant exposed
plot of his fellow prisoners to break
jail. His story was not at first believed.
but he repeated it at Emerson in the
presence of Chief Tupper and the war
den of the jail, and from information
elected it was discovered to be true;
The cell doors of the Jail are locked
with bolts worked automatically, and as
soon as the doors are closed they be-
come locked, unless the lever control
ling the bolts is arranged to prevent
it. The warden does not always lock
the lever after the prisoners retire at
night. and the plan arranged by the
prisoners was for one of them to leave
his door slightly open. and at time to
be fixed he was to open his door and
shove the bolts, thus opening all the
doors. In order to accomplish this task
easily the prisoners had taken coal oil
from the lamps and oiled up the bolts
and all the machinery connected with
them, making them work with but little
effort. FAINT claims he had no hand Ill
the plot.
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New Supervising Architect.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-William A.
Ferrett, of Louisiana, was to-day ap-
pointed supervising architect of the
treasury, to succeed Mr.. Bell Rep.), of
Iowa. Mr.. Ferrett is an influential
Creole citizen of New Orleans, and was
strongly recommended by Senator Eus-
It's. NJ. +. Bell, the present incumbent.
rendered his resignation at the begin
ming of the present administration, but
was very much surprised yesterday
when notified that his resignation had
been accepted to take effect at once. He
made personal appeal to Acting Sec
retary Thompson yesterday to withhold
the announcement of the change in the
office till to-day. Mr.. Thompson
promised to do so and was somewhat
chagrined this morning to find that Mr..
Bell himself had furnished a statement
of the case to certain newspapers last
evening. This incident was the subject
of much unfavOrable comment in the
department to-day. Mr.. Ferrett quail
fed this afternoon and will assume
charge of the Office at once.